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MIAMI – Might 2, 2025 – The primary night time of Grand Slam Monitor’s second slam opened with a historic efficiency within the ladies’s 100m hurdles. Masai Russell ran a wind-legal 12.17 to set a brand new American file. Her successful time can also be the second quickest in world historical past. In entrance of packed stands and on an ideal Florida spring night time on the Ansin Sports activities Advanced in Miramar, Russell set one in all two nationwide data on the night, together with two world-leading instances and a half a dozen profession greatest performances.
Russell’s victory within the 100m hurdles was by the slimmest of margins. She beat fellow American Tia Jones by simply two one-hundredths of a second. Jones, who gained this occasion on the Kingston Slam final month, is now the third-fastest girl in world historical past.
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“I wasn’t anticipating that. I all the time inform y’all when it’s time for me to run quick, I like to run quick,” mentioned Russell, the reigning Olympic gold medalist. “I do know if I had the wind to my again, I’m very aggressive towards anyone on the planet.”
Russell leads the Girls’s Brief Hurdles Race Group, which is able to compete within the flat 100m on Saturday.
The Males’s Lengthy Sprints additionally noticed a nationwide file fall, and it produced the quickest time on the planet this yr. Jereem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago stormed via the road to win a photograph end over Alexander Ogando of the Dominican Republic. Each had been credited with a time of 19.86. Ogando now holds the Dominican nationwide file. It was Richards’ first time breaking 20 seconds since 2022 and a brand new world lead.
“This can be a quick monitor. It is likely to be the quickest monitor on the planet proper now,” mentioned Richards, who mentioned he bought sick simply earlier than final month’s Slam in Kingston. “Come again tomorrow, $100k on the road, and I sit up for it.”
Ogando wasn’t the one Dominican athlete who noticed success tonight. Marileidy Paulino gained the 400m in an exciting battle with Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser within the Girls’s Lengthy Sprints race group. Paulino’s successful time of 49.21 is a season’s greatest efficiency. They’ll race once more within the 200m on Sunday.
Brazilian Alison dos Santos made it three-for-three within the Males’s Lengthy Hurdles Race Group this season. Dos Santos ran 47.97 to complete practically a second forward of American Chris Robinson within the 400 m H. They’ll face off on Sunday within the flat 400m, an occasion during which Robinson at present holds the world lead.
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Solely a tailwind of +2.4 might spoil Melissa Jefferson-Picket’s celebration after successful the 100m within the Girls’s Brief Sprints Race Group. The American ran a wind-aided 10.75 to beat fellow American Tamari Davis. They’ll race the 200m on Saturday.
Within the distance races, Nice Britain’s Josh Kerr confirmed followers why he was the primary male athlete signed to Grand Slam Monitor. After letting the 800m specialists run away with the Males’s Lengthy Distance Race Group in Kingston, Kerr reclaimed the occasion for his self-discipline and captured victory in 3:34.51.
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“I executed precisely what I wished right now, however I’m surrounded by superb racers,” mentioned Kerr, who battled harm all through the indoor monitor season. “Plenty of emotion got here out on the finish there, and it’s largely resulting from not having the very best winter, being a little bit bit behind, however realizing that I’m again now.”
Behind Kerr, the Paris Olympic podium was reshuffled. Yared Nuguse and Cole Hocker of the USA completed second and third, respectively. The 800m takes place on Saturday.
The 3000m within the Males’s Lengthy Distance Race Group noticed maybe the night’s greatest upset. Following a pedestrian-paced 2200m, the race quickened with two laps to go. Defending Slam Champion Grant Fisher was in a dash end with Eire’s Andrew Coscoran. Coscoran edged Fisher at 8:17.56, successful by 4 one-hundredths of a second. Fisher mentioned he expects to fare higher in Sunday’s 5000m, the place he’ll look to defend his Race Group title from Kingston.
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Six days after setting the world file within the 10 km street race, Agnes Ngetich set a world-leading time within the 5000m. The Kenyan led practically your complete race regardless of twice asking Ethiopia’s Medina Eisa to share some pacing duties.
“I knew she would transfer at both 100 meters or 200 meters, so I attempted to speed up with 200 meters to go,” mentioned Ngetich, whose successful time of 14:25.80 is a private greatest. “I bought the world file just some days in the past. It gave me motivation to return and push right here.”
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Full outcomes from Grand Slam Monitor’s Miami Slam may be discovered right here. Flash quotes from the athletes may be discovered right here. 4 Slam champions will likely be topped on day two of the Miami Slam, which kicks off Saturday at 5:42 p.m. EST.
Reported by Jay Holder
